The First Great Escape

The story of the incredible escape attempt of 29 British Officers in 1918, having spent months constructing the tunnel right under the noses of their German captors., The story of the incredible escape of 29 British officers who constructed a tunnel right under the nose of their German guards in July 1918., The story of how a brave group of British World War I officers cleverly fled Holzminden prisoner of war camp after months of tunnelling under the noses of their German captors., The POW escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944 is one of the most famous events of World War II, but few people know that a first Great Escape preceded it in 1918. This documentary uses original accounts and diaries to tell the story of break out from the notorious Holzminden camp in Hanover by 29 British prisoners of war.